The Four Brothers
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
A group of four brothers did travel the land,
with only one steed shared among the whole band.
Though always surefooted, no matter the weather,
their mount would go lame if they didn't ride together.
When one of the brothers was thrown and misplaced,
he was left where he lay and was quickly replaced.
When the ride became old and the brothers not needed,
to a game for all ages they simply retreated.
When many a player would fling them about,
and ringing a post was the victory shout.
Name us.
HintSomething put on animals and once it is worn out gets used in a game.
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sissy245   
May 11, 2005
| easy |
markmonnin   
May 11, 2005
| At first I thought the right answer, then when you said replaced, I thought tires... then back to the right answer with the game clue.  |
(user deleted)
May 11, 2005
| EASY!!!!  |
froggygg   
May 11, 2005
| It may have been easy but I liked the poetic form you used. Very well written.  |
darthforman  
May 11, 2005
| All I could think of was the 4 horseman of the Apocolipse but I know they have a horse each. I was stumped on this one.
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Ozymandias  
May 11, 2005
| Easy but fun. Nicely written.  |
kellgo   
May 11, 2005
| Everyone has said this was easy but I had to use the hint to help me get the answer and then I got it right away. Nice job! |
icequeen05  
May 11, 2005
| i thought so!!! im so smart  |
Javian  
May 11, 2005
| I loved the poem!
I had to use the hint though. |
buttons03   
May 11, 2005
| Neat!  |
sueintexas 
May 12, 2005
| Very well done, easy with the hint. Loved the form |
zonahobo   
May 13, 2005
| Very nice poem which would have been a real challenge if it ended after the first four lines .. the rest of the poem could be your hint .. so you would still get your nice rhyming in .. I like your effort!  |
lordske  
May 13, 2005
| it was a lot of fun to read! I like your writing style!  |
iluvkip 
May 15, 2005
| Great writting! I didnt get but i guess i didnt think to hard! you should keep writing! |
book_addict2000
May 17, 2005
| great rhyming. It flows off the tongue really well. I've never seen a poem about horseshoes before. Very creative  |
sweetime  
May 17, 2005
| my first thought was to give the brothers names (eg, pete, john, mark etc), but once i realised (after about ten seconds) that that wasn't what was meant it was easy peasy! hurray! |
mmmmfon 
May 19, 2005
| Very well written! |
changegurl  
May 21, 2005
| the form was done very well. I thought of horseshoes, then i thought of a saddle.I know that makes no sense.  |
flygirl4ever 
May 21, 2005
| I didn't get it at first but then I read the answer and then i read the poem again and was like duh!!
I was thinking of names.
Great teaser, very well written.  |
SummerStorm  
May 25, 2005
| Hey I got this one!  |
paul726   
Apr 06, 2006
| That was well written.  |
Vigo95   
Apr 07, 2006
| horseshoes are not brothers !!!!
i don't care what anybody says !!! |
luckythirteen   
Jul 01, 2006
| I got a saddle for some strange reason. I knew it had to do with some type of horse related mechanism. Oh, well. Good teaser!  |
rotwyla98
Jul 16, 2006
| thanks all |
SweetPotato   
Feb 15, 2008
| Thank you. I like such teasers that I can solve with a little effort. I, too, first had horseshoes but changed it to tires except that the last lines didn't fit. After checking the hint I changed back to horseshoes.
This is well written except for one small error in grammar ... "between" should be "among."  |
WECoyote   
Feb 15, 2008
| I did not get the answer. I was trying to think of a nursery rhyme or well know story about four 'human' brothers.
Good riddle!  |
tommysmo 
Feb 15, 2008
| well written. easy and good. |
bradon182001   
Feb 15, 2008
| I really enjoyed this one. I got it, so is was easy, but it is also very clever and nicely written poetry. Thank you so much for posting.  |
doehead   
Feb 15, 2008
| Well written but pretty easy.It's nice to have an easy one once in a while.  |
phyllisa   
Feb 15, 2008
| Great teaser, loved it!!! |
jabdr   
Feb 15, 2008
| Lovely poem. Clever clues so shouldn't have looked at the Clue! It gave it away before I had a chance to think about it. Thanks!  |
avonma   
Feb 15, 2008
| I loved it! Thanks!  |
bestgirl 
Feb 15, 2008
| Vigo95 is correct. How can horseshoes be brothers? But I did get it. |
SSVillalobos 
Feb 15, 2008
| Very clever, and really well written. Good work! |
dicaela   
Feb 15, 2008
| Very well written. |
Spammy 
Feb 15, 2008
| Well done...I was thinking of a more modern answer...TIRES ;) But HORSESHOES are dead on...great riddle
THANKS! |
locutus13ds  
Feb 15, 2008
| good one-- I thought horshoes when i got to the end, about ringing the post..  |
auntiesis   
Feb 15, 2008
| Very cute riddle, easy, but still well written and enjoyable. Thanks.  |
mondayschild59   
Feb 15, 2008
| As soon as I read the hint, the answer was right there. Thanks for the great teaser. Loved it.
Monday~  |
smartymarty  
Feb 15, 2008
| A good one. I got it immediatly after checking the clue.  |
UptheHill  
Feb 15, 2008
| Nice One!!! |
bookwrmKP   
Feb 15, 2008
| Clever! I must be really dense, since I didn't even get it with the hint, but please MAKE MORE! Bravo! |
Madelulabelle   
Feb 15, 2008
| I loved this one! I found it pretty easy, but still lots of fun.
And to people who say horse shoes can't be brothers, it is a figure of speech used by many riddle-writers. |
canfan95
Feb 16, 2008
| very clever!!! i loved the poetic form!!!  |
Trickster1992   
Mar 26, 2008
| I figured out it was horseshoes before I even clicked the hint
but I still don't get the part about they'll go lame if they don't ride together.. |
tigerlily34   
Jul 26, 2008
| Very nice  |
elentir   
Feb 15, 2011
| To respond to those claiming that horseshoes are not brothers - you need to learn about metaphor. It is a common language tactic very often employed in riddles. |
karenokupniak  
Feb 15, 2011
| Easy teaser, but very cleverly written. |
lulumon 
Feb 15, 2011
| yay i got one right! |
Illusionist 
Feb 15, 2011
| Very Clever. Love It. |
juju1946 
Feb 19, 2011
| easy, but nicely written.  |
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